Means for applying paste or the like to paper



B. SELBY.

MEANS FOR APPLYING PASTE OR THE LIKE TO PAPER.

APPLICATION man AUG.30. 1919.

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B. SELBY.

MEANS FOR APPLYING PASTE OR THE LIKE TO PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED Ana-3Q, 19:91

1,35 ,02 Patented Nov 9, 1920.

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A TTORNEYJ combination with which is a device for ap- UNITED sm'rss P OFFICE BERT SELBY, or INDIANAPOLIS; InDIANA.

MEANS FOR APPLYING rasrn on THE niKE rornrnn. i

Application filed. August 30, 1919. Serial No. 320,885.

merals refer to like parts.

This invention relates to a paste applying device for applying paste or like substances to paper, and in this case more specifically to wall paper, reference'being had to my former application, Serial No. 27 6,230.

The main object of the invention is to provide'a portable, mechanical means for quickly and rapidlyapplying paste to wall paper, in place of the old method used in common brush.

Thechief feature of this invention is the simplicity of its construction, doing away with any complicated mechanism and gears,

practice in applying paste with a and simplifying the construction to a point where it is practicalas a commercial article and for production. 1

.For obtaining these objects, the device comprises a paste containing receptacle in plying paste by simply puling the paper therethrough, and. also means for trimming the edges ofthe paper longitudinally as it 3 is pulled through the paste applying device and for stripping the paper when the occaision arises, all of which-is for the purpose of saving much time lEtIlCl' energy, which is lost ordinarily "in the common practice of applying pastewith a brush, heating the paste and cutting the paper, independently of each other. It should also be observed that it has the advantage of being removable and portable so as tobe carried from one job to another and quickly and easily 1nstalled. Itisalso operated by hand, doing away with all unnecessary mechanism and "complexity andbeing entirely operated by simply drawing the paper through the device. H In the drawings,fwhich aremade a part 'offthis applicatiomFigure 1 is aside elevation of the device Jmounted upon a table.

Fig. 2 is a plan. view looking down upon the device, as shown in Fig. 1. h Fig. 3 is an enlarged section" taken on the line 3'3 of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a side elevation showing the adjustment for the paste applying roller.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view'taken on the hne 55 of F 1g. 1 showing the arrangement of the mounting for the paper roll. Fig. 6

ofthe trimming mechais a front elevation nism. 1 1

In the-drawings there is shown a table 10'uponfwhich wall paper is pasted, cut and folded, having legs 11 for supporting the same. Secured at one end of said table there is a bracket 12 braced by a brace. 13, on which is secured a sheet metal housing member 14:- Removably and adjustably contained in said; housing member, there is'a paste containing receptacle 15 which is adapted to set within water, as shown at 16, which is heated by means not shown herein for keeping the paste at the proper temperature during the operationfof the applying mechanism.

Adjustably mounted within the paste containing receptacle 15 there is a paste applying roller 17 mounted on the bracket 18 which extends overthe edge of the housing,

and is adjustably secured thereon by the thumh screw 19. The paste applying roller is ad usted so that its peripheral surface barely extends into the paste 20 contained in the receptacle 15. Mounted immediately above the paste applyingroller, and adjacent thereto, there is a paper carrying cyhnder 21 having its bearings mounted in the ends of the arms 22, which are rigidly secured upon the rod 23, said rod being mounted in the end brackets 2d and extending longitudinally ofthe housing for the fuil length thereof. The cylinder 21 rests upon the roller 17 by gravity, being held in proper relation thereto by the arms 22 and spaced therefrom a small fraction of an inch by means of thin metal strips 25 surrounding the-periphery of the roller 17 at each end thereof, said strips being of narrow width. Loosely mounted upon the rod 23 there are supporting arms 26 on which is mounted a longitudinally. extending brush 27, said brush being in position to engage the paper28 adjacent the cylinder 21 for removing any excess paste and smoothing and spreading it over the surface thereof. The brush 27 rests on the paste by its own weight.

The paper roll 29 is mounted between the disks 30 and 31, said disks being adjustably mounted uponthe shaft 32, which is gradu- V ated to indicate the position of the disks for a given width otpaper. The shaft 32 is mounted. at each end in'the bearings 33 and 3a,'the bearing 3% being mounted upon the pin 35 extending through the bracket36' and maintained yieldingly in contact with the shaft 82 by the spring 37, whereby the pin 35 may be pulled outwardly and the shaft 32 removed from its bearings. Upon the removal of the shaft, the disk 30 is taken off and the paper roll mounted thereon in operative position. The brush 27 is then thrown back out of engagement with the cylinder 21, and the cylinder 21 is elevated out of engagement with the roll 17, so that the paper may be placed about said cylinder,

afterwhich it is dropped back into contact with the roll 17 and the brush placed in contact therewith, after which the 7 device is ready for operation.

p .F or trimming the edges of the wall-paper, I there aretriniming disks 38 and 39 mounted .near each end of the shaft e0, said' shaft being driven bya gear ilin position to mesh with the driving pinion 42, which is driven by the gear 43, mounted upon the pin 4% ex tending from the end of the cylinder 21. vAdjustably 'mounted on the shaft 40, by

means of the set screw &5, there is a gear it which is integral withthe collars 4:7 and 48,

which are connected by the bushing 49, the trimming disks 88 being secured to the collar 4-8 so that .as the shaft i0 is rotated, the gear 4 6 and the trimming disks 38 would be rotated and the gear driven so as to drive the disk39. The spindle upon which the ggear 50 and the disk. 39 are mountedhs supported in the bracket 51 surrounding the bushing 4:9 and is provided. with a downwardly projecting indicating finger52 which extends to within close proximity of the paper 28 asit passesover the roller 53. The

bracket 51 also supportsa table 5&having a :slot'therein and througl1 wl1-ich the cutting disks extend, upon. which the paper rides as it isdrawn'through the machine. By means 01": this arrangement the paper is accurately trimmed and the indicating finger 52 will showtheoperator the exact line upon which the paper will be cut,so that he can trim the paper in accordance V with the figures shown thereon.

' .For cutting the paper into strips there is i provided cutting'disks 55' and 56 mounted upon the shaft 57, which is carriedby the arm 58having its other end pivoted on the rod 23so that-whenit is desired to strip the paper, the'armj58 may be. thrown over into such a. position that the disks 55 and 56 will engage thetop' of the cylinder 21 through the paper carriedthereon and beyieldingly held in cutting position by spring tension which is not shown herein as this feature forms no part of the invention.

, Thepaste containing receptac1e15'is ad justably supported in the housing 14 by means of the lever 59 which is fulcrumed at 60' on the bracket 24, having one end connected thereto by the link 61 and the other end pivoted'to the rod 62, which is provided with ratchet teeth in its lower end to engage the member 63' secured to the lower part of the housing.- This will enable the containing receptacle to be adjusted in elevation accordlng to the level of the paste so that the }roller 17 may at all times be immersed therein.

The invention claimed is:

. l. A paste applying mechanism, include receptacle supported in said housing. member, a paste applying roller adjustably V mounted in said housing, a paper carrying cylinder removably mounted adjacent to said roller, and'a lever p voted to sald housing having one end linked to said receptacle and the other end pivoted to an adjusting bar for 'adjustably supporting said recep.

tacle within said housing.

A paste applying'mechanism, including a housing member, a. paste applying.

roller adjustably" mounted insaid housing, means for supplying paste to said roller, .a paper carrying cylinder mounted onarms pivoted to saidhousing, whereby said cylinder will lie adjacent and in contactwith said roller and be removabletheretromby the elevation of said arms, and a stationary brush extending longitudinally of and in engagementwith said cylinder, said brush being held iirposition by pivotally mounted arms for'permitting it-to be'drawn out or engagement with said cylinder-so that roller and cylinder. r

a. A paste applyingmechanism, including a paste supplying member and a paper carrying cylinder .mounted adj acent, each other, means for supplying paste to'said cylinder for applyingit to the' paper, a

'plurality of trimming. disks adjustably mountedv thereon :so as to be slidable longitudinally of said mechanism,:and'indicating meanson said trlmming disks adapted to indicate the line of cutting upon the pathe paper may be insertedvbetween said per: as it is pulled through said mechanism.

i 5. .pasteepplying mechanism including a paste applying member and a paper projecting indicating fingers mounted in carrying cylinder mounted adjacent each connection with said disks and extending in other, means for supplying paste to said close proximity to the paper for indicating 10 cylinder for applying it to the paper, a pluthe line of cutting thereon.

rality of trimming disks adjustably mount- In Witness whereof I have hereunto afed thereon so as to be slidable longitudifixed my signature.

nally of said mechanism and downwardly BERT SELBY. 

